سيمونية
Simony () is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having offered two disciples of Jesus payment in exchange for their empowering him to impart the power of the Holy Spirit to anyone on whom he would place his hands. The term extends to other forms of trafficking for money in "spiritual things".
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Simony is the practice of buying or selling church positions and sacred things for money, named after Simon Magus in the Bible who tried to pay for spiritual powers. The term matters because it describes a corruption of religious authority—treating spiritual roles and blessings as commodities to be traded rather than as gifts or responsibilities to be earned through faith and merit.
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Article · العربية
السيمونية (الشرطونية) هي نيل أي درجة كهنوتية عن غير استحقاق عن طريق الرشوة، وهي نسبة إلى سيمون الساحر الذي لما رأي أنه بوضع أيدي الرسل يعطي الروح القدس قدم لهما (لبطرس ويوحنا الرسولين) دراهم قائلاً (أعطياني أنا أيضا هذا السلطان حتى أي من وضعت عليه يدي يقبل الروح القدس) فقال له بطرس (لتكن فضتك معك للهلاك لأنك ظننت أن تقتني موهبة الله بدراهم ليس لك نصيب ولا قرعة في هذا الأمر لأن قلبك ليس مستقيماً أمام الله) (أعمال الرسل 8:18-21).
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